The Insider | Colin Peter Field

Photographs by Christophe MadamourColin Peter Field of Bar Hemingway, Forbes and Travel + Leisure magazines’ best barman in the world.

The Bar Hemingway is a Parisian institution — any night can play host to writers, models and designers. The gatekeeper ensuring patrons have a wonderful evening is Colin Peter Field. His anointment as the best barman in the world, by Forbes and Travel + Leisure magazines, is hardly surprising given his coterie includes Kate Moss, who wrote the preface for his book, “Le Ritz Paris – Une Histoire de Cocktails” (Editions de la Martinière), which was published in October. The model and muse favors the French 76 (a seductive concoction of vodka, lemon juice and sugar mixed with Champagne) whenever she is in town. With Paris fashion week in full swing, Field revealed where to unwind after the shows and where to get the best takeout. And for those not across the pond, he shared one of his favorite recipes for at-home imbibing. Santé!

Name: Colin Peter Field

Age: 50
Born: Rugby, West Midlands of England
Occupation: Head bartender at the Bar Hemingway

Reading material: “Across the River and Into the Trees,” Ernest Hemingway
Music: Dire Straits
Dislikes: When Frenchmen in cars stop in the middle of the street to talk to friends.
Designer: Paul Smith
Shoes: Whenever I find them!
Scent: Rem by Reminiscence
Vacation destination: Wales

The Serendipiti cocktail.

Recipe for the Serendipiti (created by Colin Field at the Bar Hemingway in 1994).